After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Roving Keyframes

November 24, 2015, 01:32 PM

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Normally, a Position keyframe in After Effects defines a time, and the position value at that time. This can get unwieldy when you create a complex motion path - such as following a map or maze, or hand-tracing a path with Motion Sketch - and then want to finesse the timing of that path later, as you often have to tweak the timings of a lot of keyframes to create a smooth end result. As it turns out, there’s a little-known function inside After Effects called Roving Keyframes where the t...